Physical cooling alcohol concentration

Fever is a very common disease. There are many reasons for fever. It may be caused by viral infection or cold. In fact, no matter what the cause of the fever is, it needs to be actively treated. Generally, when the fever is below 38℃, it is usually not necessary to treat it, but you need to drink more water and perform physical cooling. There are many ways to physically cool down. What is the alcohol concentration for physical cooling?

What is the alcohol concentration for physical cooling?

In addition to drug treatment, the simplest, most effective and safe way to reduce the temperature of patients with high fever is the physical cooling method of 25%-50% alcohol bath. When using alcohol to scrub the patient's skin, it can not only stimulate the dilation of the skin blood vessels of patients with high fever and increase the skin's heat dissipation capacity; but also because of its volatility, it can absorb and take away a large amount of heat, thereby lowering body temperature and relieving symptoms.

The specific method is: dip gauze or a soft towel in alcohol, wring it until half dry, and gently wipe the patient's neck, chest, armpits, limbs, and palms and soles. The concentration of alcohol used for bathing should not be too high, otherwise using high-concentration alcohol over a large area may irritate the skin and absorb a large amount of moisture from the epidermis.

Physical cooling methods

Fever is one of the common symptoms in babies. It means that the baby's submerged body temperature exceeds the normal range. If it exceeds 37.4 degrees, it can be considered a fever. In most cases, fever is a protective response of the body against germs, which can enhance a person's ability to defend against disease. However, a fever that lasts too long will affect the body's regulatory function and thus affect the baby's health. When treating a baby with a fever, it is important to actively identify the cause and provide targeted treatment.

Once the baby has a fever, many mothers are afraid that the baby's brain will be damaged. This is because high body temperature has a great impact on the brain. They must be vigilant, otherwise they will regret it for the rest of their lives. When the baby has a fever, the mother can use physical cooling methods. Because physical cooling can stimulate the skin of the baby with fever, promote the expansion of skin blood vessels, and increase the skin's heat dissipation capacity, thereby absorbing and taking away a large amount of body heat, lowering body temperature and relieving symptoms.

At present, there are many physical cooling methods, such as alcohol rub bath, warm water bath, hot water foot soak, ice bag cold compress, ice pillow, etc. Each method has been used by babies and has been clinically verified for many years to be safe and effective. If the mother does not know how to care for a fever, she can try physical cooling methods, but she must pay attention to the accuracy of the operation to avoid accidentally hurting the baby. In addition, do not use physical cooling methods indiscriminately. Make sure your baby has a fever before doing so.